tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post1092914010301349980..comments2020-01-13T03:10:33.070-07:00Comments on FYI on Rach and Ry: Blog Façade and the Truth about TeachingRachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07736424221463366337noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-41978308052641604502008-11-21T21:35:00.000-07:002008-11-21T21:35:00.000-07:00Hahaha! I'm gonna guess that conversation at the ...Hahaha! I'm gonna guess that conversation at the beginning might have been with Tia over my scandalous blog! Okay maybe not. However, I did recently blog about how everyone posts their lives as these amazing fairytales, and then I posted a picture of my messy house and the pear that had been rotting on my kitchen floor for three weeks! LOL! My dad e-mailed me afterward and said HE was worried what people might think about that post! Hahahaaa! Sorry, Dad ... not really.Hannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01159327149768962561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-14998467561503557032008-11-20T19:18:00.000-07:002008-11-20T19:18:00.000-07:00It's nice to see someone take off the blog facade ...It's nice to see someone take off the blog facade for once! Despite all the bad things you feel about teaching, I still think you are probably the best teacher out there! Thanks for being honest about how you really feel. Did you really feel bad enough that you had to follow it up with a list of things you do like? Afraid a certain someone's mother might read this (referring to a student)?Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01432389771420768132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-82480637910728918452008-11-19T22:03:00.000-07:002008-11-19T22:03:00.000-07:00Oh Rach, Rach, Rach!! I have heard that "summers ...Oh Rach, Rach, Rach!! I have heard that "summers off" comment which is, yes, just crazy. But overpaid?? Never! :) I think you're fantastic and would be happy to listen to you vent any day. I also liked the "blog facade" conversation at the beginning. I think airing just a little "dirty laundry" could be healthy every now and then but I just wouldn't know where to start .... :) !!Lindsey, J.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01003411500113987299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-36996875325123464592008-11-19T13:30:00.000-07:002008-11-19T13:30:00.000-07:00I think you should teach in your sexy red robe (te...I think you should teach in your sexy red robe (terry cloth, of course). I'm pretty sure it wouldn't matter HOW prepared you were that day.abbyjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11221654879276713971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-31588158106661430402008-11-17T22:43:00.000-07:002008-11-17T22:43:00.000-07:00That's my gal!! RW the feisty, ferocious, compuls...That's my gal!! RW the feisty, ferocious, compulsive, articulate, remarkable RW. Vent on, girl!<BR/>SD<BR/>P.S. Kiss my butt. You watch your phraseology, girls.<BR/>xoSDtheblogmeisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03489456775464862041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-17680506321744395932008-11-17T22:17:00.000-07:002008-11-17T22:17:00.000-07:00it does make me feel better knowing that I'm not t...it does make me feel better knowing that I'm not the only one who gets down about that stuff. last week we had a staff development where the speaker talked about writing emotional checks to the kids all the time.. he just kept saying "keep writing those checks and eventually they'll pay off!" I couldn't help but think at the time that he was full of it and that those checks could never really be paid back because these kids don't care as much as I do, that's just the way it is. Anyways, maybe he is full of it, but I'll tell you what helps, knowing that I'm not the only frustrated teacher out there.Kirstenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13401461493278854699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-22624826234630718542008-11-17T21:26:00.000-07:002008-11-17T21:26:00.000-07:00Finally!! I love this post! I usually turn into a ...Finally!! I love this post! I usually turn into a teary-eyed mess your reading your blog. This was hilarious, and sad for you and other teachers, but hilarious to hear you say it! My favorite line was, "Some kids are just jerks. And why are they jerks? Because their parents are jerks." Awesome!! I'm sure it will be a very long time until we hear another rampage from you...but I love it!Candi & Ezrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13429131591580308721noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-19143632347245307712008-11-17T19:30:00.000-07:002008-11-17T19:30:00.000-07:00Leave it to you to write a scathing rant and then ...Leave it to you to write a scathing rant and then write FIVE "p.s." comments about how you actually love it and there are great kids out there. Yeah, yeah. Listen, teaching can royally suck. ROYALLY! Just be grateful that you don't work in the inner city where the discouraging news getting you down IS your students. Oh, and it is beyond infuriating when people say teaching is an easy job b/c of the summers off, but I don't think anyone is stupid enough to say that teachers are paid too much! Well, except for a few of those truly mentally unbalanced, narcisistic (sp?) parents who claim that you have to do what they say b/c you work for THEM b/c "they pay your salary" by paying taxes. Yeah, right. (I would like to know if they say that to the cops who pull them over!) And this comment is usually coming from an overprotective stay-at-home mom who isn't even making a living to pay taxes on. I echo Laura. Kiss my butt. :)Sarah McKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626106108082905185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-11845938713224051562008-11-17T19:28:00.000-07:002008-11-17T19:28:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sarah McKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11626106108082905185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-54333449228965941932008-11-17T18:53:00.000-07:002008-11-17T18:53:00.000-07:00Amen sis! There are few things in life that get m...Amen sis! There are few things in life that get me more fired up than when someone says that teaching is the cushiest profession because you get the summer off. I always get snippy and say, "Well you get nights and weekends off." So kiss my butt. :) Love you.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16898120137965340152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-18777944683044632502008-11-17T17:26:00.000-07:002008-11-17T17:26:00.000-07:00You never cease to amaze me. I finished reading an...You never cease to amaze me. I finished reading and was more impressed by you then before I started reading. I didn't think that was possible.Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04265511150368692883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5125062620228335013.post-21731044711767473012008-11-17T14:07:00.000-07:002008-11-17T14:07:00.000-07:00Wow! I loved reading that post. I have missed teac...Wow! I loved reading that post. I have missed teaching so much that I can't put it into words, but sometimes it helps to remember those hard times when I get really nostalgic. I can't imagine having 120 students- 30 was hard enough. I don't miss bad attitudes, truly crazy parents, grading for hours at home, IEP's, standardized testing, or resolving the kids' fights, but I DO miss the feeling of a lesson gone well, the "thank you's" (as rare as they were), the bonding with my teacher team, and the moments when I knew I made a difference. I definitely agree that teaching has to be one of the hardest professions. There were many nights that Travis had to wipe my tears because I felt like a failure. I just tried to remember those teachers that made a lasting impact on my life and hope that I was one of those teachers to at least a few of my students. You sound like an awesome teacher and I'm sure the kids love and appreciate you despite their "high school" front. Hang in there! :)Stephanie Evanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06837695282498707219noreply@blogger.com